EMT BASIC
Company: Global Medical Response Inc
Location: Stone Mountain
Posted on: October 14, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Description Summary : Our mission of providing care to the
world at a moment's notice is at the heart of everything we do. We
are caregivers, first and foremost and we will be there when you
need us.
With more than 38,000 employees, Global Medical Response teams
deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas
of emergency and patient relocation services around the world. We
provide end-to-end medical transportation as well as fire services,
integrated healthcare solutions and disaster response. - Job
Description : JOB SUMMARY The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
responds to emergent and non-emergent requests for medical
assistance and delivers high quality patient care, treatment, and
customer service in the most expedient, professional, safe, caring,
and cost effective manner possible within the prescribed scope of
practice, established protocols and Company policies. ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS/DUTIES * Follows and maintains thorough familiarity with
evolving medical treatment protocols, response requirements,
quality assurance procedures, local Standard Operating Procedures
(SOP) and other Company policies. * Operates Company vehicles in
accordance with Risk & Safety policies; is familiar with and abides
by traffic laws governing the operation of emergency. response
vehicles and maintains a driving record in compliance with Risk &
Safety policy requirements. * Develops ability to locate addresses
quickly and safely through knowledge of number systems and street
layouts with and without the assistance of maps and electronic
mapping devices. * Performs beginning of shift checks to ensure the
ambulance is in a state of mechanical readiness; tops off fluids as
necessary; ensures that appropriate equipment and supplies are on
board. * Reports immediately to the Supervisor issues and any
discrepancies in vehicle, equipment or supplies standards that
could compromise the units ability to complete a call and notifies
Fleet Maintenance/Supervisor of mechanical failures of the
ambulance and equipment. * Ensures the ambulance is cleaned inside
and outside, restocked, tagged as necessary, and fueled at the end
of each shift . * Maintains complete and accurate documentation of
patient assessment and treatment and of patient statistical and
billing information and services rendered. * Reads
medication/prescription labels and directions for usage in quick,
accurate and expedient manner. * Communicates effectively with
empathy and compassion to interview patients, their family members,
bystanders, other service agency members and facility staff. *
Discerns deviations/changes in eye/skin coloration due to patients
condition and to the treatment given. * Converses with Dispatch,
facility staff and other responders via phone or radio as to status
of patient. QUALIFICATIONS Experience: Must be at least 18 years of
age; some prior work experience in a health care system preferred
Education: High school diploma or GED Skills: Effective oral and
written communication skills; strong listening and comprehension
abilities, adaptability to quickly evolving situations, and strong
decision making Credentials/Licenses: Valid Driver's License, State
EMT certification and CPR/BLS certifications WORKING CONDITIONS AND
MENTAL/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Working Conditions: Available to work days, nights, weekends and
holidays, extended workdays. Long periods inside the ambulance. May
work indoors or outdoors with exposure to weather. Possible routine
exposure to moderate noise levels. May periodically work in poorly
lit environments in a moving vehicle.
Physical Demands: Moderate to extended amounts of sitting,
standing, and walking. Some repetitive motion activities. Routinely
lifting more than 200 lbs. with assistance. Pushing, pulling,
reaching, lifting, bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting,
carrying, typing and stair climbing. Visual identification of
color-coded items. Clear speech and hearing. Must be able to wear a
face mask or respirator with proper fit for extended periods when
required.
Mental Requirements: Critical thinking skills with the ability to
use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of
alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Fatigue, high pressure, exposure to stressful situations. GUIDING
VALUES AND BEHAVIORS
Employee must consistently exhibit our guiding principles:
* Patient Care - We continually earn the privilege to care for our
patients. It is at the forefront of everything we do.
* One Team - We respect each other and achieve together what no
individual can alone.
* Innovation - We are driven to develop solutions that inspire
progress.
* Vigilance - We will never waver in our commitment to safety and
preparedness in the fulfillment of our duties.
* Ownership - We are accountable for what we do and take pride in
how we do it.
* Citizenship - We are dedicated to being good stewards in the
communities we serve. REPORTING STRUCTURE This position reports to
the Operations Supervisor EEO STATEMENT Global Medical Response and
its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer including
Veterans and Disabled EEO StatementGlobal Medical Response and its
family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which
includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable
accommodations for individuals with a disability.
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